D.C. ISSUES RECORD $1 BILLION IN TRAFFIC AND PARKING TICKETS, AAA CALLS IT 'PREDATORY'

SOURCE: ABC NEWS - WJLA

WASHINGTON (WJLA/ABC7) – D.C. has long been considered one of the most onerous places in the country for traffic fines, seeing a steady climb year to year in tickets issued and revenue generated. But recently the District broke into stunning new territory, issuing more than $1 billion in tickets in just three years.

I don't know another local jurisdiction in the entire nation that has generated as much money from traffic tickets, parking tickets and moving violations," said John Townsend, Public Relations Manager of AAA Mid-Atlantic. “That tells us that things are out of control and out of hand in the District of Columbia.
AAA's John Townsend discusses documents with WJLA's Lisa Fletcher

Townsend closely monitors the District's ticketing behavior. He says this is a money-making operation that can't prove these high fines have made anyone safer.

In fact, he says they haven't found any evidence that shows the amount of the fine modifies a motorist’s behavior.

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Comment by James Roberts on February 22, 2020 at 12:34am

But of course. Good ol' DC police, complicit in the Seth Rich murder cover up (and a blue million others).

"Crooked cops - do they make any other kind?" - Mel Gibson in Payback

Comment by Chris of the family Masters on February 21, 2020 at 8:25pm
Anything goes in DC. As it's a foreign country, American nationals shouldn't get to concerned.

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